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{{Wiktionary|Proteus|protean}}

'''Proteus''' can mean a number of things:

* In [[Greek mythology]],

** [[Proteus]] was a god, the son of [[Poseidon]]

** [[King Proteus|Proteus]] was also the name of a mythical Greek ruler, featured in the story of [[Bellerophon]]

* In [[astronomy]], [[Proteus (moon)|Proteus]] is a [[natural satellite]] of [[Neptune (planet)|Neptune]]

* In [[zoology]],

**''[[Olm|Proteus]]'' is a genus of small cave-dwelling [[amphibia]]n,

**the [[Bean leafroller]] [[Hesperiidae]] Skipper (Butterfly) of south-eastern [[U.S.A.]] is ''Urbanus proteus''. [http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN127]

* In [[biology]], a [[cultivar]] of [[Clematis]] is Proteus (introduced [[1876]]).

* In [[bacteriology]], ''[[Proteus (bacterium)|Proteus]]'' is a genus of [[Proteobacteria]], responsible for many [[human]] [[urinary tract infection]]s.

* In [[alchemy]], the "first matter" (''prima materia''), usually the metal [[mercury (metal)|mercury]] is called the [[proteus (alchemy)|proteus]].

* The [[USS Proteus (AS-19)|USS ''Proteus'']] was a [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] [[tender]].

* In [[software]], [[Proteus (instant messenger)|Proteus]] is an [[Instant messenger]] client for [[Mac OS X]]

* In [[aeronautics]], [[Scaled Composites Proteus|Proteus]] is an experimental [[aircraft]] built by [[Scaled Composites]].

* In the [[movie]]s, Proteus is the name of the miniaturized [[submarine]] that is injected in a human being's bloodstream in the [[1966]] movie ''[[Fantastic Voyage]]'' (writer: [[Jerome Bixby]]), starring [[Donald Pleasance]] and [[Raquel Welch]], and its novelization by [[Isaac Asimov]] (1966).

* [[Proteus (comics)]], [[Marvel comics]] character.

* In medicine [[Proteus Syndrome]] is the name of a very rare congenital disorder, known mostly for its most famous sufferer [[Joseph Merrick]], or the Elephant man.

*'''Proteus''' is a type of [[Russia]]n [[diver propulsion vehicle]]: see [[Protei-5 Russian diver-rider]].

'''[[Proteus]]''' is an early Greek water god.

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== People ==

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* [[Proteus (mythology)]], multiple other figures from Greek mythology, including:

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** [[Proteus (king of Egypt)]], an ancient Egyptian king who was associated with the island of Pharos

* [[Charles Proteus Steinmetz]] (1865–1923), German-American mathematician and electrical engineer

* [[Peregrinus Proteus]] (died 165), Cynic philosopher, from Parium in Mysia

=== Characters ===

* [[Proteus (The Two Gentlemen of Verona)|Proteus (''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'')]], a character from William Shakespeare's play ''The Two Gentlemen of Verona''

* Dr. Paul Proteus, the main character in ''[[Player Piano (novel)|Player Piano]]'' by Kurt Vonnegut

* Prince Proteus of Syracuse, a character in the 2003 DreamWorks Animation film ''[[Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas]]''

* Proteus, the Prime Minister in ''[[The Apple Cart]]'' by George Bernard Shaw

* Proteus IV, a villainous supercomputer in the Dean Koontz novel and film ''[[Demon Seed]]''

* Proteus, the [[Frankenstein's monster|second monster]] created by Victor Frankenstein in the TV show Penny Dreadful

==== Characters in comics ====

* [[Proteus (Marvel Comics)]], a Marvel Comics mutant, enemy of the X-Men

* [[Proteus (DC Comics)]], a DC Comics super-villain, enemy of the superhero the Creeper

== Biology ==

* ''[[Amoeba proteus]]'', the most famous species of amoebae

* [[Proteus (amphibian)|''Proteus'' (amphibian)]], a small cave-dwelling amphibian genus, also known as the olm

* [[Proteus (bacterium)|''Proteus'' (bacterium)]], a genus of Proteobacteria responsible for many human urinary tract infections

* Proteus, a cultivar of ''[[Clematis]]'' introduced in 1876

== Medicine ==

* [[Proteus syndrome]], a very rare congenital disorder known mostly for its most famous sufferer Joseph Merrick (the Elephant Man)

* [[Proteus-like syndrome]], a condition similar to Proteus syndrome, but with an uncertain etiology

== Science ==

* [[Proteus (alchemy)]], a term for the "first matter" (''prima materia'')

* [[Proteus (moon)]], a natural satellite of Neptune

* [[Proteus (satellite)]], a French multimission satellite platform

== Software and hardware ==

* [[Proteus (programming language)]], a fully functional, procedural programming language created in 1998 by Simone Zanella

* [[Proteus (proteomics software)]], a software using Trans-Proteomic Pipeline technology

* [[Proteus (video game)|''Proteus'' (video game)]], an exploration video game created in 2013

* [[Proteus Design Suite]], a proprietary software tool suite used primarily for electronic design automation

== In media ==

* [[Proteus (play)|''Proteus'' (play)]], a satyr play by Aeschylus, part of the ''Oresteia''

* [[Proteus (X-Men episode)|"Proteus" (X-Men episode)]], an episode of the ''X-Men'' animated series

* [[Proteus (video game)|''Proteus'' (video game)]], a 2013 video game developed by Ed Key and David Kanaga

* "Proteus", an [[List of Person of Interest episodes|episode of the television series ''Person of Interest'']]

=== Films ===

* ''Proteus'', a 1995 film by director [[Bob Keen]]

* [[Proteus (2003 film)|''Proteus'' (2003 film)]], a film by Canadian director John Greyson

* [[Proteus (2004 film)|''Proteus'' (2004 film)]], an animated documentary by David Lebrun

=== Novels ===

* ''[[Proteus In The Underworld]]'', a science fiction novel by Charles Sheffield and published in 1995

* ''[[The Proteus Operation]]'', a science fiction novel written by James P. Hogan and published in 1985

* [[Proteus (Ulysses episode)|"Proteus" (''Ulysses'' episode)]], an episode in James Joyce's novel ''Ulysses''

* ''Proteus'', a novel by [[Morris West]] and published in 1979

== Vehicles ==

* [[Bluebird-Proteus CN7]], a wheel-driven land speed record-breaking car

* [[HMS Proteus (disambiguation)|HMS ''Proteus'' (disambiguation)]], several ships

* [[Proteus (watercraft)|''Proteus'' (watercraft)]], an experimental vessel developed by Marine Advanced Research

* [[Scaled Composites Proteus]], an experimental aircraft

* [[USS Proteus (disambiguation)|USS ''Proteus'' (disambiguation)]], several ships

* A type of [[Diver propulsion vehicle#Miscellaneous|diver propulsion vehicle]]; there are at least two makes called ''Proteus'':

** [[Protei-5 Russian diver propulsion vehicle]]

* Proteus replica [[Jaguar C-Type]] car, manufactured in the UK by Proteus sports and racing cars

* [[Saturn (Russian Navy)]], a class of Russian tugboats

=== Fictional vehicles ===

* [[Proteus (submarine)|''Proteus'' (submarine)]], the miniaturized submarine in the 1966 movie ''Fantastic Voyage''

* Proteus, a derelict spacecraft infested with alien spiders in the 1998 film ''[[Lost in Space (film)|Lost in Space]]''

* Proteus, a Strategic Cruiser class ship from the MMORPG ''[[Eve Online]]''

* Proteus, a new US Navy warship in a season 2 episode of ''[[New Captain Scarlet]]'' entitled ''Proteus''

* [[List of Thomas & Friends characters|Proteus]], a legendary narrow gauge steam locomotive from Thomas & Friends

=== Engines ===

* [[Bristol Proteus]], a turboprop engine

== Organisations ==

* [[Proteus-eretes]], the largest student rowing club in Delft, Netherlands

* [[Proteus Gowanus]], an interdisciplinary gallery and reading room founded in 2005 in Gowanus, Brooklyn, New York, United States

* [[Krewe of Proteus]], the second oldest parade krewe at New Orleans Mardi Gras

=== Companies ===

* [[Proteus Airlines]], a French regional airline with its head offices in Saint-Apollinaire, Côte-d'Or, France, near Dijon, and in Saint-Étienne

* [[Studio Proteus]], a Japanese manga import, translation and lettering company

== Other ==

* [[E-mu Proteus]], a series of sample playback synthesizers

* Proteus, a board game by [[Steve Jackson Games]]

* [[Proteus effect]], an effect that appears when the behavior of an individual conforms to their digital self-representation

* [[Proteus phenomenon]], the tendency in science for early replications of a work to contradict the original findings, a consequence of publication bias

== See also ==

* [[Protea (disambiguation)]]

* [[A. proteus (disambiguation)|''A. proteus'' (disambiguation)]]

* [[Protei (disambiguation)]]

* [[Proetus]], name of multiple Greek mythical characters

* [[Proetus (trilobite)|''Proetus'' (trilobite)]], a genus of trilobite

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